Story : The year is 1926 and Newt Scamander has just completed a global excursion to find and document an extraordinary array of magical creatures. Arriving in New York for a brief stopover, he might have come and gone without incident...were it not for a No-Maj (American for Muggle) named Jacob, a misplaced magical case, and the escape of some of Newt's fantastic beasts, which could spell trouble for both the wizarding and No-Maj worlds.

Redmayne, who is more than well-suited for the quirky, introvertish character with good intentions, is quickly pulled into New York City’s ongoing tension between wizards and those without magical powers. Newt's ‘Narnian’ suitcase with his rescued animals gets swapped with Jacob Kowalski (Dan Fogler), a bumbling No-Maj (American for Muggle) looking to break out of his mundane blue-collar job and start a bakery. As Newt's beasts begin to escape the bottomless suitcase causing mayhem, they catch the eye of Porpentina Goldstein (Katherine Waterston), an ex-auror looking to get back into the good books of the Magical Congress of the United States of America (MACUSA). Together with her sister Queenie (Alison Sudol), they seek to capture these magical creatures while evading the ire of the MACUSA, especially the dodgy Percival Graves (Colin Farell).

There's an effervescent energy with the four titular characters that makes them fun to watch, and their chemistry overshadows the performances of more seasoned actors Jon Voight (in a forgettable role), and Colin Farrell. Even upcoming 'The Flash' star Ezra Miller's tormented Credence Barebone is amply layered. Charming as the cast may be, the animated characters are given ample nuances to make them appealing in their own unique ways. However, there are too many of them, and it's clear most of these creatures are largely present to establish a much bigger world for subsequent sequels – evident by a familiar actor’s surprising cameo in the end.